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Cerithioclava garciai Houbrick, 1986

473072  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:473072)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Caenogastropoda incertae sedis (Order)
  7. Cerithioidea (Superfamily)
  8. Cerithiidae (Family)
  9. Cerithiinae (Subfamily)
  10. Cerithioclava (Genus)
  11. Cerithioclava garciai (Species)
accepted
Species
marine
Houbrick, R. S. (1986). Discovery of a new living <i>Cerithioclava</i> species in the Caribbean (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Cerithiidae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 99: 257-260., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34595724 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Type locality contained in Nicaraguan part of the Caribbean Sea  
type locality contained in Nicaraguan part of the Caribbean Sea [details]
Etymology Named after Emilio Garcia, of Lafayette, Louisiana.  
Etymology Named after Emilio Garcia, of Lafayette, Louisiana. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cerithioclava garciai Houbrick, 1986. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=473072 on 2026-05-24
Date
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by
2010-04-29 14:46:22Z
created
Tran, Bastien
2014-07-05 16:25:10Z
checked
Rosenberg, Gary

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Nomenclature

original description Houbrick, R. S. (1986). Discovery of a new living <i>Cerithioclava</i> species in the Caribbean (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Cerithiidae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 99: 257-260., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34595724 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Etymology Named after Emilio Garcia, of Lafayette, Louisiana. [details]
    Definitions

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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cerithioclava garciai Houbrick, 1986 Holotype USNM 849023) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cerithioclava garciai, dorsal) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 
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